Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

China is employing armies of human ‘cyber laborers’ to train humanoid robots

By Mike Wheatley Jan 8, 2026

China is trying to address a key bottleneck in its national push for embodied artificial intelligence by employing human laborers to train humanoid robots. Local governments have reportedly established dozens of “robot training centers”…

AI

Google’s Gmail is getting a Gemini-inspired overhaul with AI priorities, summaries and more

By Mike Wheatley Jan 8, 2026

Google LLC is making some sweeping changes to Gmail, integrating Gemini-powered artificial intelligence capabilities throughout its flagship email service in an effort to transform it into a “personal, proactive inbox assistant.” The updates introduced…

Infra

Samsung forecasts record-breaking profit on booming AI chip demand

By Mike Wheatley Jan 7, 2026

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is expecting to cash in big time on the artificial intelligence chip bonanza, forecasting a three-fold increase in its fourth-quarter operating profit thanks to surging demand for memory chips. Samsung’s…

Emerging Tech

Chip designer Arm targets robotics with new Physical AI business

By Mike Wheatley Jan 7, 2026

Chip design company Arm Holdings Plc has created a new Physical AI business unit that’s going to be focused on developing semiconductors for robotics and intelligent cars. The announcement was made today at CES…

Policy

Chinese regulators probe Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus

By Mike Wheatley Jan 7, 2026

Meta Platforms Inc.’s proposed $2 billion acquisition of the Chinese-founded but now Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup Manus hasn’t gone unnoticed, as the deal is reportedly being scrutinized by Beijing regulators over alleged export control…

AI

Amazon’s AI agents spark backlash from retailers after listing their products without permission

By Mike Wheatley Jan 6, 2026

Amazon.com Inc. has irked dozens of online retailers after using experimental artificial intelligence tools to scrape their websites and list their products on its sprawling online marketplace without their knowledge or consent. The tools…

Emerging Tech

Photonic raises $130M to scale quantum computers with entanglement-based networking

By Mike Wheatley Jan 6, 2026

Canadian quantum computing startup Photonic Inc. said today it has closed on CAD$180 million ($130 million) in funding as part of the first phase of its latest investment round. The company said it’s aiming…

Infra

Marvell buys network switching specialist XConn for $540M to boost its AI story

By Mike Wheatley Jan 6, 2026

Chipmaker Marvell Technology Inc.’s stock moved higher today after the company announced plans to acquire the network interconnect startup XConn Technologies Holdings Inc. in a stock-and-cash deal valued at $540 million. XConn is a…

Infra

Lenovo launches new ThinkSystem servers dedicated to AI inference

By Mike Wheatley Jan 6, 2026

Lenovo Group Ltd. is pushing to become the workhorse of the artificial intelligence industry after unveiling a slate of new, enterprise-grade server systems specifically for AI inference workloads. The new servers are the latest…

AI

AI lending startup Pluto Financial raises $8.6M to unlock illiquid private equity capital

By Mike Wheatley Jan 6, 2026

A startup called Pluto Financial Technologies Inc. said today it has raised $8.6 million and secured hundreds of millions of dollars in lending capacity to help investors in private equity unlock the value held…

Mike Wheatley

China is employing armies of human ‘cyber laborers’ to train humanoid robots

Google’s Gmail is getting a Gemini-inspired overhaul with AI priorities, summaries and more

Samsung forecasts record-breaking profit on booming AI chip demand

Chip designer Arm targets robotics with new Physical AI business

Chinese regulators probe Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus

Amazon’s AI agents spark backlash from retailers after listing their products without permission

Photonic raises $130M to scale quantum computers with entanglement-based networking

Marvell buys network switching specialist XConn for $540M to boost its AI story

AI lending startup Pluto Financial raises $8.6M to unlock illiquid private equity capital

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